Many of us imagine the average family caregiver as a middle-aged woman looking after her father or mother, who perhaps lives in the next town over or even in the same house. But this is 2014 and that picture has changed.

Caregiving is an emotional roller-coaster ride and will continue to be even after the caregiving journey ends. Grief, guilt, resentment, and loneliness may be familiar feelings but they can affect you in new and unexpected ways after the caregiving process is over. Depending on the end of your journey, whether the loved one you cared […]

I understand why caregivers push themselves to the edge. When you love someone, you try, you make mistakes, you deal with others’ mistakes … and you have no idea how it will all work out. But here are a few caregiving mistakes you can avoid.